The past five years, the official WWE video games have released in October. Most often the release date has been the last Tuesday in October, with the exception of WWE 2K17 which released a little earlier on October 11.

WWE 2K18 Roster: Bobby Roode

The most "glorious" performer in NXT is the current men's champion, Bobby Roode. After strong runs with Impact Wrestling and other promotions, Roode landed with NXT in the early part of 2016, and he's been gaining popularity ever since.

Of all the NXT talent on the list, Roode is the one most deserving and necessary for the WWE 2K18 roster.

WWE 2K18 Roster: Akam & Rezar

Great NXT tag teams have yet to find major success with the major WWE brands (Raw and Smackdown).

Factions such as The Shield and The Wyatt Family are a different story, but duos like The Ascension and American Alpha have gotten off to slow starts.

Could Akam and Rezar be different? It's possible, but nonetheless, any fan who watches NXT and plans on buying WWE 2K18 would probably miss the destructive team if they weren't on the roster.

WWE 2K18 Roster: Drew McIntyre

He just began his second stint with the WWE and, hopefully, things go better for Drew McIntyre this time. His first stint saw him win a championship only to be relegated to the mid card and ultimately released.

He's returned to the WWE on NXT and fans appear to be responding to him. McIntyre is a very good athlete with a solid move set. If you mix his popularity with exciting controls and you have a character that fans will want in the game.